Cloud Engineer

Stellar Professionals; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellar Professionals in Raleigh, NC seeks an experienced Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable cloud solutions in a hybrid environment.

You will leverage IaC with Terraform/CloudFormation, manage multi-cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and focus on security, governance, and cost optimization across enterprise workloads.

Qualifications

• Experience designing secure, scalable cloud architectures.
• Proficient with IaC and cloud provisioning automation.
• Public sector or government project experience is required.
• Strong cost management and performance optimization capabilities.
• Hybrid work environment with local NC considerations.

Responsibilities

• Design and build highly available, scalable, and secure cloud architectures.
• Develop, maintain, and manage automated infrastructure scripts for deployments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including security and development.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud Platform Engineering

Cloud Security & Compliance

Performance & Cost Optimization

State Government or Public Sector

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to design, develop, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and reliable cloud-based solutions. If you love building highly available cloud environments, automating infrastructure, and driving modern engineering best practices, we want to hear from you!

Position Overview

• Location: Raleigh, NC (Strictly Local to North Carolina Only)
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid
• Interview Process: Webcam or In-Person Interview

Key Skills & Requirements (What We Are Looking For)

To excel in this position, your background must include strong experience across these core areas:

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Strong hands-on experience using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar to automate cloud resource provisioning and deployment.
• Cloud Platform Engineering: Proven experience managing and scaling enterprise environments across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Cloud Security & Compliance: Deep understanding of implementing robust cloud security controls, identity & access management (IAM), and governance frameworks.
• Performance & Cost Optimization: Solid knowledge of tracking cloud monitoring metrics, troubleshooting complex environment issues, and structuring cost-effective systems.
• Mandatory Background: State Government or Public Sector experience is REQUIRED for this role.

Preferred (Bonus Points)

• Hands-on experience with cloud automation, CI/CD pipelines, and core DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Background working on large-scale cloud migration and legacy system modernization projects.

Main Responsibilities

• Design and build highly available, scalable, and secure cloud-based architectures tailored to organizational objectives.
• Develop, maintain, and manage automated infrastructure scripts to streamline daily environment deployments.
• Collaborate closely across cross-functional infrastructure, application development, and cyber security teams to deliver seamless engineering solutions.